The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom By Hauling Treasures Chapter 420

Chapter 420

Irene was actually surprised that Isaac would call her first–he never did that after he went abroad twice.

Naturally, it surprised her that he would call her.

“Why…”

“Mrs. Watson told me that you were sick.”

Irene’s fingers clenched on her phone–he only called because Mrs. Watson told him that she was ill, not because he missed her?

Hanging her head, she said, “I’m fine. I just fainted from fatigue.”

“Are you feeling better now?”

“Yeah, much better. You don’t have to worry.”

“Yeah.”

Silence ensued, and it was so quiet that both could hear each other’s breathing.

Neither of them spoke, but they were not hanging up either.

Eventually, Irene broke the silence. “You must be busy. I’ll hang up if there’s nothing else.”

“Yeah,” he replied.

However, neither did.

More silence.

“Let’s

and

she put away her phone, however, she felt unusually calm–as if all her pent–up

all left her.

worked here, she was not repulsed

she lay down, she

was dark, and the hospital was silent aside from the

soundly when the door to her opened, but she did not sense the presence of the towering

pausing for a second before gently closing the door behind him, and

brow as he wondered

in bed behind her,

vaguely sensed his presence in her

“Mrs. Jefferson…?”

was woken by Mrs. Watson’s voice the

her eyes, rubbing

that your breakfast would get cold,”

suddenly did not feel sleepy at all. “It’s

“Yes,” Mrs. Watsons replied.

Watson told her, “You should rest–you don’t have to get up so

have to get to work,” Irene

anyway.” Mrs. Watson pointed

was rebuking Irene for her skewed priorities–after all, her health was far more

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